munch

«munch» in Mova's school dictionary: to chew food steadily and noisily, often with enjoyment:… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (munch, munches, munched, munching); noun (a munch — informal; the munchies — slang)

meaning for a pupil

1) To munch is to chew food steadily and noisily, often with enjoyment: munch an apple, munch on crisps. tree →

2) (slang) «The munchies» means feeling very hungry for snacks: «I've got the munchies.» tree →

3) (informal) A munch is a snack or a meal: «Let's grab some munch.» tree →

4) (a name) Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter, famous for the painting «The Scream». tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories «munch» is a sound-and-action word that shows eating with enjoyment and noise: «The caterpillar munched through the leaves» (as in «The Very Hungry Caterpillar»). It is a good, vivid verb for creative writing instead of «ate». In art lessons pupils copy Munch's «The Scream» to show strong feelings. Phrases: munch on, munch away, munch through, the munchies.

examples

• The caterpillar munched through five oranges. tree →
• We munched popcorn during the film. tree →
• The horse munched happily on the hay. tree →
• (informal) She munched away on a carrot while she read. tree →
• (slang) I always get the munchies after swimming. tree →
• The rabbit munched the lettuce in seconds. tree →
• Stop munching so loudly! tree →
• In art we painted our own version of Munch's «The Scream». tree →
• The youth departed, weeping, and met the little hare, who was munching wild thyme. tree →

note

Verb forms: munch, munches (add -es), munched, munching. Often with «on» or «through»: «munch on an apple», «munch through a bag of crisps». The painter's name is pronounced «moonk», not like the verb. «The munchies» is informal slang; in an essay write «very hungry».

In the corpora

• Bugs Bunny munches a carrot in every cartoon, so many people think carrots are what rabbits should eat.
• Cartoons get a lot wrong: a bull does not hate the colour red, and a goat does not munch tin cans.
• In a school box, small white caterpillars munch mulberry leaves so loudly that the tray sounds like soft rain.
• Then Jake turns up at the door with a packet of Monster Munch: «Rematch?
• Free worm!" Lottie's brother whispers at bedtime that earwigs crawl into your ears at night and munch your brain.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «munch» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.